Hooligans stopped
German police have stopped 18 hooligans who were apparently headed for Germany’s opening European Championship match. Federal police said the group was stopped near Trier in western Germany on Sunday and prevented from leaving the country, news agency dpa reported. The hooligans, who came from the eastern city of Dresden and were known to authorities as violent hooligans, were traveling in three vans.
corrective measures BY UEFA
UEFA says it will implement “corrective measures” to strengthen security at European Championship stadiums after “segregation issues” at the Marseille stadium where Russian fans attacked their English counterparts. UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against the Russian federation for crowd disturbances and racist behavior by its fans at the Stade Velodrome, where the game finished 1-1. UEFA says it “acknowledges that there were segregation issues at Stade Velodrome and will implement corrective measures to strengthen the deployment of security personnel at stadiums, in close collaboration with local authorities.”
Disciplinary proceedings against Russia
UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Russia for crowd disturbances, racist behavior by fans and fireworks being set off during the European Championship game against England on Saturday. UEFA says its control, ethics and disciplinary body will judge the Russia case on Tuesday ahead of its second Euro 2016 game against Slovakia on Wednesday.